Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shown that pregnancy hormones ‘rewire’ the brain to prepare mice for motherhood. Their findings show that both oestrogen and progesterone act on a small population of neurons in the brain to switch on parental behaviour even before offspring arrive. These adaptations resulted in stronger and more selective responses to pups.

With an aim to provide scientists access to a holistic IoT device and lab management solution, Eppendorf has collaborated with Clustermarket to integrate Eppendorf’s software and hardware components with Clustermarket’s operating system.

Visualising the structure of viruses, proteins and other small biomolecules can help scientists gain deeper insights into how these molecules function, potentially leading to new treatments for diseases. In recent years, a powerful technology called cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM), where flash-frozen samples are embedded in glass-like ice and probed by an electron beam, has revolutionised biomolecule imaging. However, the microscopes that the technique relies upon are prohibitively expensive and complicated to use, making them inaccessible to many researchers.

University of Sydney scientists have discovered a protein in the lung that blocks SARS-CoV-2 infection and forms a natural protective barrier in the human body. This research opens up an entirely new area of immunology research around LRRC15 and offers a promising pathway to develop new drugs to prevent viral infection from coronaviruses.

In 2020, a team of researchers led by Ames Laboratory scientists developed the first processive inorganic catalyst to deconstruct polyolefin plastics into molecules that can be used to create more valuable products. Now, the team has developed and validated a strategy to speed up the transformation without sacrificing desirable products.

New research shows that amines, sometimes used as an additive in herbicides, can enter the atmosphere, where they pose risks for human health and alter the atmosphere. Amines are used in dicamba as well as glyphosate, the most-used herbicide in the world.

Researchers at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona have developed protein-based nanoparticles that have the potential to neutralize the Sars-Cov2 virus. The soluble, biocompatible, and stable in plasma nanostructures are called Oligo Binders and have a high potency to bind viral particles.

Many fluid-based wearable assistive technologies today require a large and noisy pump that is impractical — if not impossible — to integrate into clothing. This leads to a contradiction: wearable devices are routinely tethered to un-wearable pumps. Now, researchers at the Soft Transducers Laboratory (LMTS) in the School of Engineering have developed an elegantly simple solution to this dilemma.

A multi-national research team has shed light on a long-standing mystery in the African/Eurasian fossil record, revealing a significant bottleneck event in early human history. Utilizing Fitcoal, a groundbreaking method, the scientists analyzed over 3,000 modern human genomes to trace our ancestral past.

New research provides robust evidence supporting the 21,000 to 23,000-year age estimate of the controversial White Sands footprints, first identified in 2021. Initially, the dating of these footprints caused debate among scientists, as they were determined by radiocarbon dating of aquatic plant seeds.